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T. ELLIOTT RAILWAY CAR Filed April 17. 1922 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 amb 251924.

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STAFF mareas rear @risica THOMAS ELLIOTT, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNORT0 THE CINCINNATI CAR COM- PANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0FOHIO.

RAILWAY CAR.

Application led April 17, 1922.

To all l11i/mmy if may concern.'

Be it. known that I. THOMAS ELLior'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State ot' Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Cars, ofwhich the following is a specitication, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to railway cars, designed particularly for use incity and inter urban passenger traffic.

The major object of my invention is to materially lighten the car so as-to reduce the cost -ot production and therefore lthe selling price, andto decrease the cost of op erating the car over the tracks of the line,without lessening the essential strength and without reducing theseating capacity as compared with existing standard cars.

The weight vof the car is lessened most.

largely by the following features of improvement (a) rThe elimination ofall but two of the usual series of combined posts and rafters, known asU-posts, and the substitution of half posts located intermediate of theretained U-posts and extending from the eaves to the belt rail.

(b) `The combination of curved side plates with these half posts, suchplates extending from the belt rail to the corner sill and theircurvature permitting of making them thinner and yet adding strength anda bracing effect, which thereby enables the use of such half postsinstead of full posts extendin from the eaves to the side sill.

(c) The use of a continuous belt rail from the door post at one end ofthe car to the door-post at the other end, such curved side plates andsuch half posts aiding in permitting the belt rail to be so continuous.

(d) The combination of essentially vertieal'ehannel posts and the beltrail extended laterally beyond such posts, with the side plate and thepier plate both inclined out* ward, the side plate from the sill andthel pier plate from the eaves, to connect with the outer part of the beltrail, thus forming a light but very strong bracing effect in the sidewall of the car structure.

Another object of my invention is carried out. by making the half postsin two parts, one part constituting the post proper and the other part aixed section secured Serial No. 553,653.

to the roof o1 upper structure, so that in cast of breakage of theposts, as in collisions or accidents, they can be readily removed andnew ones substituted without disturbing the permanent connection of theupper section.

And a further object of my invention is that of giving to the belt railthe maximum of rigidity against lateral or up and down bending vorspringing by forming it with an upper portion and inner and outeressentially vertical portions in the nature of flanges.

These and other objects I carry into suecessful effect by the abovefeatures, as will more fully appear in the detail description now aboutto be given.

In the accompanying drawings :w-

Fig. l is a side elevation of a railway car embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail partial plan view and horizontal section on the line2 2 of Fig. l, looking in the direction of the arrow and showing theessentially vertical channel posts, the top of the belt rail andthe pierplate with its ends carried into certain posts;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the car structure taken on theline 3-3 of Fig. l and looking in the direction of the arrow;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view and elevation, on an enlarged scale,of a part of the roof structure, the belt rail and a half post, taken ontheI line 4 4 of Fig. l and looking in the direction of the arrow;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view and elevation of the partsillustrated in the lower end of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View showing an end post,part of the side.

sill and the end of a bolster;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail in transverse vertical section showing theside sill, curved side plate and part of a U- Jost;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged si e elevation of a portion of a car showing thesaine in skeleton fori a;

Fig. f. is a horizontal sectional view of what is shown in- Fig. 8,taken on the line 9--9 of Fig. 8 and looking in the direction of thearrow;

Fig. l0 is an enlarged perspective view of the step, the gusset plateand adjacent beam members;

Fig. 1l is an enlarged detail view ot a eral appearance and style. Inthis car I have embodied my invention. The structure con- ,J sists ofend sills 1, preferably channel shaped are called U- in cross section,which are united to side sills 2 in the manner shown in Figs. 8, 9 and10, through longitudinal beams 1, transverse beam 1b and a gusset plate1c. This gusset plate is secured by bolts or rivets 1l to the Side sill2 and by other bolts or rivets 1" to the longitudinal beams 1., and tothe end sill l-by the fastenings 1, as shown particularly in Fie'. 8.

A deckp ate 2a is riveted; as particularly shown in Fig. 9, to the endsill 1 and the longitudinal beams 1 to further unite these parts.

The side sills 2 are angle shaped and extend through the length of thecar from the door posts 4, as seen 1n Figs. 8 and 9. These door posts 4are secured to the floor, as seen in Fig. 6, by angle brackets 5.andrivets 6 and 7.

U-posts 8 are secured to the side sills by rivets 9 extending throughbase flanges 10 of the posts and the sill, as seen best in Fig. 7.

' Thus there are, in the car illustrated, two of these door posts 4 andintermediate of them two of these U-posts. The latter, as seen in Fig.3, are formed of the two post members 8 and the arch member 8,preferably integral with the post members. The arch member 8 forms arafter. These two `members are substantially the shape of the letter Uinverted and hence these parts sts.

At eaeh -si e of the car there is a belt rail 11 which extends from onedoor post l4 to the other and is secured to such post, as shown at 4a indetail in Fig. I1.

At intervals between the two U-posts I place at either side of the car,stub posts 12 which rest on the side sill at their lower ends and attheir up r ends fit under the belt rail presently to described.

Overlying these door posts 4, U-posts 8, and stub posts 12 are the' sideplates 13 which are riveted along their lower margins .to the outerflange of the side sills 2 by rivets .14,

to the U-posts 8 by rivets 14, as seen in Figs. land 3, and along theirupper margins are secured to the outer flange of the belt rail by rivets15, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3. And these side'plates 13 are alsosecuredto-the stub posts 12,` as seen in Fig. 1.

Thus, it will be seen that the lower part of the car structure ismadevery light and yet very strong, while, as will now appear, the upperpart ofthe structure at each side is likewise made firm and rigid thoughlight. This is done by means of dividing the distance between the two'U-posts 8 on each side of the window s ace with intermediate half posts16, prefera ly made of wood, which, as seen more clearly in Fig. 4,extend from the roof structure down to and rest upon the belt rail 17,to which the half posts are anchored by bolts 18 buried in the osts andextended through the rail and hed by nuts 19.

The belt rail is channel shape and constructed of steel and extends fromthe door post 4 at one end of the car to the door post 4 at the otherend, with its outer fiange secured, as by rivets 15, to the side plate13 so as to partake of the vertical rigldity of such plate and so as toafford such plate lateral rigidity by reason of the channel shape formin cross section of this belt rail. And further rigidity is afforded bythe anchored connection between the half posts 16 and the belt rail,while the upper ends of the half posts are secured to the rafters 20,according to the position of the several half posts. The upper portionsof these posts are divided into two members, the lower member beingcomposed of the half posts proper 16 and the upper of blocks 16",shoulders 17 a 'being formed between the parts to properly sustain theweight of the roof, while the posts are secured b bolts 17b to the signboard 17 and the bloc s are secured to the posts by bolts 17I and to theraftels as well as the sign board 17 through a bolt 17", all clearlyshown in Fi 4.

Thus, the Iialf posts are made in sections detachably connectedtogether, so that the half yposts roper can be removed if broken orin]ured y an accident or for other cause, and new half posts be readilysubstituted without disturbing the permanent or block section whichislintimately worked into the roof and rafter construction.

Secured to each U-post and to the neighboring rafters 20, near each endof the car, is a channel iron 21 to stiffen the structure andinterconnect these rafters. It will be seen that there is' one of thesechannel irons near each end ofthe car.

A ier plate 22 is secured near its upper margin lto this channel iron,and carried down at an inclineto the outer flange of the belt rail 17,as by rivets 15. There is one of these ier plates just to the rear ofeach door and over the side plate 13. By observing Fig. 3 it will beseen that the llO pier plate and the' sidey plate both incline inwardfrom" their point of connection with `the belt rail and thus constitutebraces as naar line of the body. And it will be seen from. Fig. a thatthe half posts 16 are so positioned that they conform in angularposition to that of the pier plates and thus continue the sloping sidesor outline of the body from pier plate to pier plate, and give a bracinge'ect to the structure.

It will further be seen from Fig. v2, that the pier plates have theirside portions 24 bent inward and carried to the door post 4 and theU-posts 8 to which they are respectively secured by rivets 25. Theseinturned portions 24 are labove the belt rail,

`as shown by the dotted line 23 in Fig. 3,

so that the belt rail does not interfere with this'extension of thesides of the pier plate to these posts. This arrangement further addsstrength and rigidity to the structure, while these posts adord anexcellent means for securing the sides of the pier plates in addition tothe connection of the top and bottom. margins of such plates to thechannel iron 21 and belt rail, as clearly seen in Fig. 3.

olsters 26 preferably in the form of boxes made of plate steel areprovided with flanges 27 and cappedv with top plates 28 and secured tothe top flanges of the side sills 2 by rivets 7 and other rivets 7. Eachcar has two of these holsters. This formation and manner of connectionof the bolsters add another element of strength to the structure as theholsters thus torm beams which interconnect the opposite sides of thecar at the points where the holsters are located.

It will be observed that 'the hal,posts 16 are grooved, as shown at 29and 30 in Fig. e, to form ways Vfor the sashes indicated at 31 and 32.Tt will be seen also that the heel of the half posts is cut away at 33for the insertion of a window sill or stool 34 which lies upon the beltrail and is held by the passage therethrough of the anchor bolt 18, allas clearly shown in F ig. 5.

The pier plates have windows with fixed glass sashes. 35. Sliding doors36 are arranged on both sides of the car and near each end, `as shown,but I include herein no description of them and the manner of theirmounting, as that forms the subject matter of another application,Serial Number 553,654, med April 17, 1922.

'And the ends of the carare fashioned into the usual or any approvedstyle of vestibule 37 with windows {3d-features which are not a part ofthis invention.`

It will now be seen that by reason of the door .posts 4 and the limited`number or pairs of U-posts, with the intervening halt posts combinedwith the long belt rails, T have rovided a light but strong anddurablerame structure. Then to these features it will be noted that Thave added and combined therewith the m'de plates? which tie togetherthev side sills and the belt rails and which by their inclined positionalso aiord a lateral bracing eect, with the further eective feature otthe pier plates which tie together the belt rail and the upperstructure, and that T incline these pier plates from the outer marginsof the belt rail inward to the upper structure to derive from them afurther lateral bracing edect cooperating with that of the side plates.

And it will further be observed, particulalrly from Fig. 2, that Tconnect the pier plates not only with the belt rail, but through bent-inside portions with the door post and ttt-post and so tie together thebelt rail and these posts through the instrumentality of the margins ofthe pier plate.

Tt will further be observed that T edeotually unite the halt .posts withthe belt rail land with the upper or roof structure, and that these halfposts are inclined as in the case of the pier plate with the doubleresult of utilizing these halt posts to tie together the belt rail andthe roof structure, as also to obtain lateral bracing effects throughthe inclined positions of these posts. And to this li add the feature ofthe removability of that part of these half posts which is most likelyto be injured or broken in case of accident or collision so that newposts can be installed without tearing loose that part of the postswhich terms va permanentY connection with the root structure.

Added tothese several features is that of the eeetiveness of theholsters in laterally tying together the side sills at points in thelength of the car wheie Asuch interconnection of the side sills isimportant.

Having thus fully described my invention, what T claim as. new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, isz- 1. In a car, the combinationwith a belt rail and posts inward thereof, of a pier plate secured tothe belt rail and having its side margins extended inward and secured tosaid posts. y

2. In a car, the combination, with a belt rail and a roof structure, ofa halt post formed in two parts, one part anchored to the belt rail andthe other secured to the roof structure, and means for detachablyconnecting the two post parts together.

3. In a car, the combination with a belt rail and a roof structure, suchrail occupying a position laterally beyond the roof structure, of a haltpost made. in two sections, the longer section fitted upon and securedto the rail and inclining inward and the shorter section securedpermanently to the roofstru'cture, and a detachable oonnection betweenthe two post parts.

4c. In a car, the combination with a side sill, a transverse beamv and abeam extending forwardly thereof, of a gusset pla-te comprising a sheetof metal bent to fit against said several members and connectedtherewith. y

5. In a car, the combination with a side sill, a transverse beam and alongitudinal beam extending therefrom, of a gusset plate comprising asheet of metal formed to fit against said members, secured thereto, anda step carried by said gusset plate.

G. In a car, a frame, including side sills, door posts extending upwardfrom said sills, U-posts extending upward from said sills intermediatethe door posts, a belt rail connecting the door posts and U-posts andspaced above said sills, longitudinal members each connecting arespective U-post and a respective door` post and positioned above thelevel of the belt rails, short posts connecting said sills and beltrails, half posts connecting the longitudinal members and belt railsbetween the U-posts and corner posts, and roof members supported attheir ends on said longitudinal members.

7.' In a car, a frame, including side sills, door posts extending upwardfrom said sills, U-posts extending upward from said sills intermediatethe door posts, a belt rail connecting the door posts and U-posts andspaced above saidsills, longitudinal members each connecting arespective U-post and a respective door post and ositioned above thelevel of the belt rails, s ort posts their ends on said longitudinalmembers,

said belt rails being positioned outwardly with respect to the sidesills and the half posts and short posts being inclined to meet saidbelt rails.

8. In a car, a lframe, including side sills, door posts extending upwardfrom said sills, U-posts extending upward from said sills intermediatethe door posts, a. belt rail connecting the door posts and U-posts andspaced above said sills, longitudinal members each connecting arespective U-post and a respective door post and positioned above thelevel of the belt rails, short posts connecting 'said sills and beltrails, half postsconnecting the longitudinal members and belt railsbetween the U-posts and corner posts, roof members supported at Vtheirends on said longitudinal members,

said belt rails being' positioned outwardly with respect to the sidesills and the halt1 posts and short posts being inclined to meet saidbelt rails, inclined side plates secured tosaid sills and belt rails,and inclined pier plates secured to said belt rails and longitudinalmembers.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature.

THOMAS ELLIOTT.

